FALL WORK IN THE GARDEN 



should be given attention and put in condition to 

 stand the weather. Gates are prone to sag on the 

 hinges and posts to work loose under the force of 

 a winter's gale, and an hour's work in this portion 

 of the yard may save a day's work during the busy 

 time of spring. 



And last, but not least, it will be a good plan to 

 make a brief but orderly record of the season's 

 work, noting down all failures and their cause, 

 recording all new information which has been 

 gained, such as the amount of time it requires for 

 the various seeds to germinate, the length of time 

 it takes for the different vegetables to come into 

 bearing, the proportion of seed which germinated, 

 the causes, as far as known, for any seed to fail to 

 grow, the quality of the several varieties of vege- 

 tables, and any data as to better varieties grown in 

 a neighbour's or market gardener's grounds. 



All this data will be of value in starting the 

 next season's garden, and will be always available 

 and reliable, which is seldom the case where the 

 memory alone takes charge of these items. 



The record may also give account of the expendi- 

 tures and receipts, though, as far as this goes, it 

 is sometimes more comfortable not to look too 



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